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Physicist Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of physicists in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists in Syracuse is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Physicists in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,140
25th Percentile Wage
$51,200
50th Percentile Wage
$57,970
75th Percentile Wage
$67,150
90th Percentile Wage
$109,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,140.

Table 2. Compare Physicist Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,970, Syracuse is the lowest paying city for physicists in state of New York, following city of Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary of $181,670). In comparison, the median annual salary of physicists in Syracuse is 68.1 percent (68.1%) lower than that in the highest paying city Buffalo-Niagara Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$181,670
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$175,360
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$154,020
Nassau-Suffolk
$134,260
Rochester
$132,540
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$88,880
Syracuse
$57,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.